Applied for IB, pending. Did Recon twice, declined both times :-(. Reasons given were too many recent cards opened with Chase (I opened 2 cards in November and 2 more on March 1). Both agents also said that my business was too new- it is 2 years old, I was a bit surprised they considered that too new- and also that my annual revenue (9k) was too low. When I asked what those numbers should be in order to get approved, neither agent would say. A year ago, my wife was approved for the IB with numbers worse than that- the business was only 1 year old and the revenue was 5k- which means they have REALLY cracked down since then. When I offered to move credit around and close TWO of the personal cards in order to approve just ONE new card, she just said "unfortunately we cannot approve you for an additional card today, there is a limit of how many cards you can have." When I asked "well that's why I am offering to close 2 cards and only get one new one," she just said "I understand what you're asking, but we won't be approving an additional card today." She was pretty firm about it. The second agent also said she knew about the first call, which makes me think there isn't really much of a point in doing HUCA #3. Any ideas?
Also, if people who got approved could post data points about how long their business has been open and what revenue they put down, as well as their recent card openings situation, it could really help the rest of us figure out what they want to see, and how long to wait before wasting another pull...
Thanks in advance, and good luck to everyone taking a shot at this! Looks like it's gotten A LOT tougher.